Tracie Sharp

Tracie Sharp, president of the State Policy Network (SPN) since January 2000 had previously served on its board of directors for 14 years. she was the executive director and one of the founders of Cascade Policy Institute, Oregon's market-oriented think tank from 1991 to 1999. She worked in the areas of education and social security privatization.

"In the early 1990s, Ms. Sharp founded HOPE-Oregon, a private volunteer effort to provide health care education services to low-income families. Ms. Sharp is a trustee to the Roe Foundation of Greenville, SC. She is also serves as trustee to the Special Hope Foundation, a family foundation to serve the needs of the physically, emotionally, and developmentally disabled," a biogrpahical note states. 

"Previously, Ms. Sharp worked with Washington State radio commentator and Republican Party leader John Carlson as director of programs at the Washington Institute for Policy Studies in Seattle. Ms. Sharp is a graduate of the University of Washington and lives near San Francisco," it states. 

Reference

 * "Tracie Sharp", State Policy Network, accessed June 9, 2006.

Contact information
State Policy Network PO Box 5208 Richmond, CA 94805 E-mail: Sharp At spn.org Direct phone: (510) 965-9700